Refined methodologies of ransomware attacks
Adversaries were able to encrypt data in 76% of the ransomware attacks that were conducted against surveyed organizations, according to Sophos. The survey also shows that when organizations paid a ransom to get their data decrypted, they ended up add.....»»
Demystifying SOC-as-a-Service (SOCaaS)
Threat actors aren’t looking for companies of specific sizes or industries, they are looking for opportunities. Given that many companies operate in the dark and overlook breaches until ransomware attacks occur, this makes the threat actors’ job.....»»
Report: Mac security threats on the rise, here’s what to watch out for
Malwarebytes has released its latest report digging into the state of malware to start 2024. The findings include which countries see the most ransomware attacks, the evolution of malware over the last year, how Mac threats are growing, which Mac th.....»»
Akamai Content Protector detects and mitigates evasive scrapers
Akamai announced Content Protector, a product that stops scraping attacks without blocking the good traffic that companies need to enhance their business. Scraper bots are a critical and often productive part of the commerce ecosystem. These bots sea.....»»
Lupus and other autoimmune diseases strike far more women than men. Now there"s a clue why
Women are far more likely than men to get autoimmune diseases, when an out-of-whack immune system attacks their own bodies—and new research may finally explain why......»»
Graylog API Security enables organizations to identify and classify APIs
Graylog released a free version of Graylog API Security. This API discovery and monitoring tool makes API security accessible to enterprises of all sizes at a time when API-related attacks are on the rise. Uniquely, Graylog API Security enables organ.....»»
Secureworks Threat Score reduces alert noise and time to respond
Secureworks launched AI-powered Threat Score to silence alert noise and reduce security analyst workload by over 50%. With ransomware dwell times falling, security analysts are under more pressure than ever to make the right decisions about which ale.....»»
Chinese malware removed from SOHO routers after FBI issues covert commands
Routers were being used to conceal attacks on critical infrastructure. Enlarge / A Wi-Fi router. (credit: Getty Images | deepblue4you) The US Justice Department said Wednesday that the FBI surreptitiously sent commands t.....»»
Protecting rice plants from heat when it attacks at nighttime
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the staple food for more than half of the world's population. Based on mathematical modeling, worldwide cereal production is estimated to have a loss of 6%–7% yield per 1°C increase in seasonal mean temperature associated.....»»
Ransomware payments are falling fast as victims refuse to pay
Even those that are paying, are parting with smaller sums as hackers turn to SMBs for ransomware scams......»»
First-ever sighting of a live newborn great white may help solve longstanding mystery in shark science
Great whites, the largest predatory sharks in the world with the most fatal attacks on humans, are tough to imagine as newborn babies. That is partially because no one has seen one in the wild, it seems, until now......»»
What makes ransomware victims less likely to pay up?
There’s a good reason why ransomware gangs started exfiltrating victims’ data instead of just encrypting it: those organizations pay more. University of Twente researcher Tom Meurs and his colleagues wanted to know which factors influence.....»»
AI will increase the number and impact of cyberattacks, intel officers say
Ransomware is likely to be the biggest beneficiary in the next 2 years, UK's GCHQ says. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Threats from malicious cyberactivity are likely to increase as nation-states, financially motivated c.....»»
Fungal infections affect pine trees" ability to ward off mountain pine beetles
University of Alberta research provides new insight into how harmful fungal infections could affect the ability of lodgepole pines to defend themselves from deadly mountain pine beetle attacks......»»
Cequence Security partners with Vercara to prevent sophisticated automated API attacks
Cequence Security announced a new partnership with Vercara, a provider of cloud-based services that secure the online experience. This collaboration aims to fortify the cybersecurity landscape by pairing Vercara’s network and application protection.....»»
Ransomware gang claims it stole data from Subway. Yes, the sandwich chain.
Subway is the latest alleged victim of Lockbit, a notorious ransomware group. Subway, the sandwich fast food franchise, may be the latest victim of Lockbit, one of the world's most notorious ransomware groups.According to The Register and Cyber.....»»
Stack Identity expands its platform with ITDR to tackle shadow access and shadow identities
Stack Identity has unveiled the expansion of the Identity Access Risk Management Platform with identity threat detection and response (ITDR) to tackle shadow access and shadow identities. Identity-centric attacks have exploded as the primary vector a.....»»
Nigerian Police Bust Pirate Site Operators After Actress Suffers Panic Attacks
The Criminal Investigations Department of Nigeria's police has arrested five suspects in one of the largest online piracy actions ever carried out in the country. The suspects were identified following complaints from filmmakers, including actress To.....»»
Trello data breach of 15M accounts; Loan Depot 16M customers
A reported Trello data breach has seen the personal details of more than 15 million users put up for sale on the dark web. A separate Loan Depot ransomware attack resulted in more than 16 million customer accounts compromised, taking a number of t.....»»
Thales and Quantinuum strengthen protection against quantum computing attacks
Thales announced the launch of its PQC Starter Kit in collaboration with Quantinuum. This offering helps enterprises prepare for Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC). The kit provides a trusted environment for businesses to test quantum-hardened PQC-ready.....»»
Organizations need to switch gears in their approach to email security
Email security risks remain high with 94% of organizations experiencing incidents in the past 12 months, according to Egress. Inbound email incidents primarily took the form of malicious URLs, attacks sent from a compromised account, and malware or r.....»»